Co-founder of Transistor.fm
Episode 20 · · 02:31
Hey friends, wanted to give you an update on what we're building over at Transistor.fm. The big thing I'm really excited about is video podcasting.Transistor customers will soon be a...
Episode 18 · · 15:37
I prototyped a full video podcasting app in a couple of days using Claude Code, and it's completely changed how I think about building new features for Transistor (the podcast hostin...
Episode 17 · · 13:08
My friend Adam Wathan has a new podcast called Adam's Morning Walk, and in the last episode he talked about how he's thinking about building with AI:How can someone sit in front of a...
Episode 16 · · 03:38
Successful startups don't create demand. They position themselves in the path of existing demand. In a good market, customers provide their own motivation. Your job isn't to create c...
Episode 15 · · 06:06
There's a strange relationship between the effort you put into something and the outcome you get out of it.You could invest thousands of hours in a project, only to get a tepid respo...
Episode 14 · · 23:13
"I used to be more skeptical than I am now. Especially when everyone was talking about 'one-shotting' and 'vibe coding.' But then I forced myself to download Cursor and build an enti...
Episode 13 · · 15:15
My friend Jeremy Enns and I recently had this conversation about a quote by Thelonious Monk:"A genius is the one most like himself."We explored this idea about what it means to find...
Episode 12 · · 06:53
I think a lot of folks assume that people who create content (YouTube videos, podcasts, screencasts, public speaking) are mostly extroverted.But this conversation I recently had with...
Episode 11 · · 10:19
In the pursuit of "making podcasts more discoverable," the podcast industry has welcomed YouTube with open arms. But is the industry misdiagnosing YouTube's role? YouTube isn't just ...
Episode 10 · · 10:51
The advent of AI coding assistance has introduced a wave of dread in the software development industry, exemplified by Chris Sacca's stark prediction that "we are super screwed" when...
Episode 9 · · 18:50
I wrote a blog post, that ended up Hacker News, called: "What's happening with founders over 40?" I got a lot of comments and reactions to the piece, so I thought I'd respond to thos...
Episode 8 · · 10:20
I have an entrepreneurial drive to start many projects.A formula from my therapist about stress management.How I use Claude AI to evaluate my life choices.Key moments:0:00 - Introduc...
Episode 7 · · 14:00
tl;dr – I've decided to delete all my Twitter posts, lock down my account, and leave the platform. And I'm going all-in on Bluesky, which (in the last month) has become 1,000x more f...
Episode 6 · · 10:45
In 1999, I met Chad Muska at Slam City Jam in Vancouver. He was at the height of his popularity. His pro model was selling 10,000 units a month, and he was one of the first playable ...
Episode 5 · · 03:51
"It's good for people to have to slow down; for people to not be able to just knee-jerk a reaction every time someone says something they don't like. in this TikTok video. so I'm lik...
Episode 4 · · 24:26
This is my 2022 year in review. I've been writing these every year since 2013. Traditionally, these have focused on my business highlights: what's happening with the podcasting SaaS ...
Episode 3 · · 01:26
When looking at past mistakes, the positive action is to ask: "What did I learn?"But when we're looking towards the future, we want to be mindful of the kinds of risks we're taking.W...
Episode 2 · · 03:05
"People see fame as a way to get to success"
Episode 1 · · 03:46
A clip from the Indie Hackers interview #118